Administering User Accounts from the Administration Portal

Adding VM Portal Permissions to a User

Users must be created already before they can be added and assigned roles and permissions. For more information, see Administering User and Group Accounts from the Command Line.

In the following example procedure, a user is assigned the roles and permissions associated with the UserRole. This role gives the user the permission to sign in to the VM Portal and to start creating virtual machines. The procedure also applies to group accounts.

Select Administration and then select Configure.

The Configure dialog box opens with the Roles tab selected on the sidebar menu.
Select the System Permissions tab on the sidebar.
Select Add.

The Add System Permission to User dialog box opens.
Select a profile from the Search dropdown list and select Go.
Select the checkbox next to the user or group account.
Under the Role to Assign dropdown list, select UserRole.
Select OK.
(Optional) Sign in to the VM Portal to verify the permissions of the user account.

Removing Users and Groups

To use the Administration Portal to remove a user or group:

Go to Administration and then select Users.

The Users pane opens.
On the Users pane, select either the User or Group tab to display the added users or groups.
Select the user or group to be removed.
Select Remove.

The Remove User(s) dialog box opens.
Select OK to confirm the removal of the user.

The user or group is removed and no longer appears on the Users pane.

Assigning Permissions to Users and Groups

Users and groups must be created already before they can be assigned roles and permissions. For more information, see Administering User and Group Accounts from the Command Line.

Go to Administration and then select Users.

The Users pane opens.
Select Add.

The Add Users and Groups dialog box opens.
Select either the Users option.
In the Search field, enter the name of the user or group to be added and then select Go.

The dialog box updates to display the search results.
Select the checkbox next to the user or group to be added.
Select Add.

The user or group is added and appears on the Users pane.
On the Users pane, select either the User or Group tab to display the added users or groups.
Display the detailed view for the user or group by selecting the name of the user under the User Name column or the name of the group under the Group Name column.
Select the Permissions tab.
Select Add System Permissions.

The Add System Permission to User dialog box opens.
From the Add System Permission to User dropdown list, select the role to assign to the user.

Creating a Custom Role

If you require a role that isn't available in the default set of roles provided by the Manager, you can create a custom role.

Note:

For more information about the default set of roles provided by the Manager, see the Administration Guide in oVirt Documentation.

To create a custom role:

Select Administration and then select Configure.

The Configure dialog box opens with the Roles tab selected on the sidebar menu. The Roles tab displays a list of administrator and user roles, and any custom roles that have been created.
Select New.

The New Role dialog box opens.
For the Name and Description fields, enter an appropriate name and description for the role.
Under Account Type, select either Admin or User.
Under Check Boxes to Allow Action, select the appropriate objects to assign user permissions to.

Select Expand All to see the objects under each permissions group. Select Collapse All to collapse the list of objects under each of the permission group.
1. For each object type, review the list of actions.
2. Select the actions to allow for the new role.
3. Clear any actions you want to deny.
Select OK to create the custom role.

The custom role now appears on the Roles tab.